The Controlled
Vocabulary Keyword Catalog

for Adobe
Lightroom 1.1 or later

The Controlled Vocabulary
Keyword Catalog or CVKC, can be imported into version 1.1 or later
(in other words, the format has not changed over version 2, 3, 4, 5 etc.
) of Adobe
Lightroom (Lightroom
must be purchased separately) using a Text
file formatted specifically for the Lightroom image database and
saved with a unicode encoding. When installed, the the Keyword Tags
panel will look like the image shown below.

Note, the text file format
for keyword import/export is unchanged from LR 1.1x for all subsequent
versions, so the CVKC will work just fine with version up to and including
version 4.

The full version 3.x of the CVKC contains approximately 11,000
terms organized in
a hierarchical
structure. For detailed information on how
to install the CVKC see the Lightroom
support page. The CVKC-FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page covers
other specific questions.

Following a suggestion from Eric Scouten's "Organize
your Keywords with Category Headers" blog post, you can also
download a special version of the CV Keyword Catalog, where all the
terms have been moved to
one sublevel
below their normal position. To request a sample of the CVKC, which
contains a portion of two of the more than 20 top level hierarchies
available in the full version, simply send email using the address
on the Contact page and indicate you'd
like the Lightroom CVKC sample.

A few of the more than 30 top level hierarchies
can be seen in this screen capture.

Information on how to download your copy of the CVKC will
be sent to the email address you have provided, within
24 hours or less after payment is received*. Included in that message
will be a URL, along with a username and password.
Please store this information in a way that you can find later as
you will need it to retrieve updates.

Subscription: You can concentrate
on your keywording instead of creating and maintaining a keyword
catalog with this"subscription"**
to the Controlled Vocabulary Keyword Catalog. You will receive
periodic update notifications and be granted password protected
access to
the download location. All updates to the CVKC contain a file with
changes noted from the previous version, in case you wish to
integrate
the update with your personal copy of your keyword vocabulary list
within Adobe Lightroom.

*Please note that we send your subscription information
to the email address on file with PayPal, or provided to Google Checkout.
Please note that if you choose the PayPal "eCheck Payment"this option
may require up to four business days for funds to clear your account.
If you
wish
to avoid
this type
of delay, make sure your PayPal account is tied to a credit card,
or email in advance for alternate arrangements.

**The use of the Controlled Vocabulary Keyword Catalog
is subject to the following terms and conditions.